04/21/2022

Veolia launches carbon-neutral bio-methanol project at Metsä Fibre pulp mill     Veolia (Paris) has launched the world's largest biorefinery project producing CO2-neutral bio-methanol from a pulp mill, located in Finland. The project allows to unlock the potential of this alternative source of feedstock for biofuel that is almost completely unexplored to date. Developed in close cooperation with Metsä Fibre, the largest cooperative forestry association in Europe, the refinery will be based on Veolia’s innovative industrial scale concept of commercial bioproduct-derived biomethanol production, which safely integrates the refining of crude sulphate methanol into the pulp production process.

Seksui and INCJ complete waste-to-ethanol demonstration plant in Japan     Sekisui Chemical Co. (Osaka, Japan) and INCJ, Ltd. announced the completion of a waste-to-ethanol demonstration plant in Kuji City, Iwate, Japan. This plant represents a significant opportunity for creating sustainable feedstocks used in the manufacture of other products from waste materials while changing how municipalities address municipal solid waste (MSW) issues within their communities.

TotalEnergies and ENEOS to study sustainable aviation fuel production at Negishi Refinery     TotalEnergies (Paris) and ENEOS Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) announced a collaboration to jointly conduct a feasibility study to assess the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in ENEOS Negishi Refinery in Yokohama city, Japan. The companies have already started to conduct the study for feedstock procurement and production of SAF related to this project.

Sasol joins German consortium project focused on cement and SAF production     Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa) has joined Concrete Chemicals project, an innovative consortium of Sasol’s new business unit Sasol ecoFT, global cement producer Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. (Monterrey, Mexico) and German renewable energy company ENERTRAG. The international consortium sets course for climate-neutral cement production by converting CO2 into sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) with use of hydrogen.

Additional Stories Multinational partnership aims to establish first green e-methanol plant in Southeast Asia Technip Energies and Clariant sign collaboration agreement for cellulosic ethanol process Amyris begins commissioning new fermentation plant in Brazil Sasol Chemicals and Holiferm enter partnership to develop new biosurfactants Veolia and Waga Energy commission one of the largest biomethane production units in Europe Global Bioenergies starts up production of bio-based isobutene SHV Energy and LanzaTech announce partnership to pioneer renewable propane Braskem and Sojitz form joint venture for bio-based monethylene glycol Mitsubishi Chemical and Toyota Tsusho begin collaborating to commercialize plant-derived ethylene and propylene derivatives

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